A good large boxwood netsuke of a shishi. Late 18th/early 19th centurySeated with forepaws placed close together and scratching its shoulder with a hind paw, the tail placed to the side. Height 4.5 cmProvenienzPurchased from J. van Daalen, Utrecht, December 1970Coll. no. 866 (printed and handwritten)A good large boxwood netsuke of a shishi. Late 18th/early 19th centurySeated with forepaws placed close together and scratching its shoulder with a hind paw, the tail placed to the side. Height 4.5 cm